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    The silent influence of books, is a mighty power in the world; and there is a joy in reading them known only to those who read them with desire and enthusiasm. Silent, passive, and noiseless though they be, they yet set in action countless multitudes, and change the order of nations.

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He had occasional flashes of silence that made his conversation perfectly delightful.

He had occasional flashes of silence that made his conversation perfectly delightful.

by Sydney Smith Found in: Silence Quotes,
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A moment of silence is not inherently religious.

A moment of silence is not inherently religious.

by Sandra Day O'connor Found in: Silence Quotes,
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Sometimes there is a greater lack of communication in facile talking than in silence.

Sometimes there is a greater lack of communication in facile talking than in silence.

by Faith Baldwin Found in: Silence Quotes,
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Under all speech that is good for anything three lies a silence
that is better. Silence is deep as read more

Under all speech that is good for anything three lies a silence
that is better. Silence is deep as Eternity; speech is shallow
as Time.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Silence Quotes,
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Because in the school of the Spirit man learns wisdom through humility, knowledge by forgetting, how to speak by silence, read more

Because in the school of the Spirit man learns wisdom through humility, knowledge by forgetting, how to speak by silence, how to live by dying.

by Johannes Tauler Found in: Silence Quotes,
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Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts.

Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts.

by Margaret Lee Runbeck Found in: Silence Quotes,
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The earth is rude, silent, incomprehensible at first; Be not discouraged-- keep on-- there are divine things, well envelop'd; I read more

The earth is rude, silent, incomprehensible at first; Be not discouraged-- keep on-- there are divine things, well envelop'd; I swear to you there are divine things more beautiful than words can tell.

by Walt Whitman Found in: Silence Quotes,
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The silente man still suffers wrong.

The silente man still suffers wrong.

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Silence gives consent.

Silence gives consent.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Silence Quotes,
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